Malik Jefferson ruled out of preseason game vs. Jacksonville with foot injury

The Dallas Cowboys are back on the football field, facing off against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first preseason game of the year. Important starters are not getting snaps at AT&T Stadium but head coach Mike McCarthy is seeing some roster battles play out in front of him.

Local product Malik Jefferson got some snaps on Saturday. The linebacker signed with Dallas during the offseason but has run into a bump in the road. He went down with an injury in the second half and has not returned since.

Sideline reporter Hailey Sutton was able to provide an update on Jefferson, saying he has been ruled out of the game. Jefferson attempted to get back onto the field, working his right foot according to Sutton. Unfortunately, the linebacker was in too much pain and will not ply for the rest of the night.

“Malik Jefferson has officially been ruled out of the game with what they are describing as a foot injury,” Sutton said. “He went into the blue tent. We saw the medical staff grabbing some tape, taping it up. He then tried to do a little bit of backpedaling, a little bit of exploding off what looked like his right foot. But you could tell he was in a lot of pain. He has been ruled out for the rest of the game.”